SOC 575 - Qualitative Research Methods

Units: 4

Students will learn the theory and practice of approaches to qualitative research, emphasizing field research methods and qualitative interviewing. Subjects covered will include: observing and conducting interviews, maintaining relations in the field, pursuing members’ meanings, and the impact of gender, race, and class in field research. Centers on the processes entailed in writing and analyzing field notes and interview transcripts that will lead to a finished ethnography. Enrollment restricted to students enrolled in the Master of Arts in Sociological Practice Program.